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James Baldwin and his mind-blowing literary work
Maya Angelou (1928-2014), an American writer, is best known for "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" (1969), probably the best single book about what it was like to grow up Black under Jim Crow. She is also also known for the poems "Still I Rise" (1978) and "Phenomenal Woman" (1978). She was born Marguerite…
One of hundreds of thousands of free digital items from The New York Public Library.
Gcina Elise Mhlophe ~ South African author, poet, playwright, actor, director, storyteller, activist, freedom fighter
A critical collection of conversations with Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Gayl Jones and other Black women writers that changed the scope of Black literature in the 20th century and beyond.
George Saunders, Mary Karr, Jacqueline Woodson, Annette Gordon-Reed, and Alexander Chee commemorate the author Toni Morrison and the expansive influence of her work.
The human condition that Baldwin so masterfully observes and interrogates in his writings transcends his own place in history and remains relevant many generations after their publication.
A new biography celebrates the life and legacy of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks, who wrote about ordinary black life using extraordinary language.
